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A tourist map of Smiths Falls from 1962. Shows roads, waterways, railways, land features, buildings, and town boundaries. Includes indexes for streets, parks, points of interest, businesses, and buildings.

The Ontario Ministry of the Environment released Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions in Ontario: A Discussion Paper at the end of January, as the basis for a public comment period open till April 21, 2013. The discussion paper states that it is not considering a carbon tax, but rather a cap-and-trade system.

Doing something about the environmental crisis without harming the economy and jobs has been a dilemma for governments for many years. This paper explores the potential and opportunities conferred by green jobs economic strategies using the example of Ontario's Green Energy policy. This case also highlights the obstacles to achieving that positive sum result posed by international economic agreements. Trade agreements like NAFTA and the WTO, however, may have an impact on state capacity to enact and implement industrial policies, since green economic strategies can be seen as a particular variant of an industrial strategy. The domestic content provisions in Ontario's Green Energy Act, and alleged subsidization through the FIT have already triggered trade complaints and an action by Japan. Government procurement is a central plank in the defence of Ontario's policy, though one that is threatened by possibly enhanced procurement openness that Canada is negotiating, with provinces at the table, in new economic agreements such as CETA. Outcomes are uncertain but as this case study shows trade and investment agreements do pose a challenge to green industrial policies especially if government procurement protections are sacrificed or substantially weakened.

The alternative food movement is growing and consists of local groups that advocate for a sustainable, secure, affordable and safe food system that is distributed primarily through local or regional community markets. It has grown in response to consumer demand as more people search for high quality, often organic, food products. As the amount of this food increases, the jobs and labour processes are also changing. This paper seeks to analyse the current food system in Ontario – both the industrial system and the growing alternative, often organic, local food system. We also will examine the interrelationship between the industrial and alternative food systems, because organics are influencing management decisions at grocery stores, and government policy is evolving. Our research is taking account of the growing theoretical literature that covers food and climate change and we link this material to issues of work and employment. We will focus on jobs and employment in the food system as well as analyse how best to make the food system in this province sustainable in the face of climate change. With increasing extreme weather events, the need to adapt the food system to climate change, the need for food security and the necessity of having a sustainable food system in Ontario all become more urgent concerns. We also suggest ways of mitigation and adaptation to ensure future food security. Some of this information is known, while some requires more research which we are undertaking, so this is very much a working paper.

A cadastral map of the Town of Niagara from 1909 and updated 1966, now known as the village of Niagara-on-the-Lake. Includes a survey of the lots, concessions, and subdivisions with some property owners or former residents noted.

Image consists of one round, blue button. At centre in a circle is an image of two hands clasped together. Below this image in blue text on a white background text reads:"RWDSU". Below this white text reads:"AFL CIO CLC". Above the image of the two hands in white, bold text reads:"Boycott". Below the circle image white, bold text reads:"Eaton's".

Image consists of one rectangular, white button. At the centre top is an image of Dalton McGuinty raising his right hand and standing in front of three flags (one of which is a Canadian flag). Below on two lines, in red, text reads:"Dalton McGuinty".

Image consists of one round, white button. At the centre in black, hand-written text, reads:"Jean Augustin M.P.". Above this behind a red background, in white text reads:"Gerard Kennedy"l. Below the "Jean Augustine" text, there is an image of a red and white Canadian flag. Beside the Canadian flag in red text reads:"Liberal".

A tourist map and street guide of Cobourg and Port Hope from 1960 (back side). Includes street index, roads, railways, waterways, boundaries, buildings, and public and private spaces for separate maps of Cobourg and Port Hope.